Real Estate News
Home Selling in the Age of Coronavirus: It’s a Whole Different World
In the not so distant past, Seattle open houses were packed with home buyers eagerly poking their heads in closets, perusing spec sheets, munching on snacks, and offering bids above asking price in this ultracompetitive market. Then on Jan. ...
How To Coronavirus-Proof Your Home—and Your Life
fHere are several things you can do to protect your home and your family from the virus—and to be ready if it crops up in your community. Curbing your exposure to the coronavirus starts with limiting your exposure to people who might be ca...
Housing momentum sets up positive performance
In 2019, home sales increased 1.5% year-over-year on average in the top 10 markets combined. While modest, this defied the broader sales declines observed everywhere else in 2019. Additionally, home prices increased 6.5% year-over-year on avera...
Could January be the New April for Home Shopping?
People have begun their home search earlier each year since 2015 January 2019 fell just one percent behind February for highest number of views per listing In one out of five markets January saw the highest number of listing views in 2019 Al...
“The job market is quite remarkable as more job creations and wage gains are adding to the pent-up demand for housing.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun commented on hiring and unemployment figures, released this morning by the Labor Department. A total of 196,000 jobs were added last month, exceeding the goal of 170,000 jobs set by many economists. This marked ...
Mortgage Loan Limits to Rise in 2019 to Keep Pace With Home Prices
Conforming loan limits got a boost for 2019 in nearly every part of the U.S. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, a regulator for mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that conforming loan limits will rise in 2019 to $4...
Timing a Black Friday-Like Sale When Buying a Home
Home buyers looking for the best deal of the year on housing may want to wait until the day after Christmas to close on a home. ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm, analyzed the best days and months for advantageous pricing at state a...
Turning Buyers Into an LLC
If you’re working with a couple interested in buying a second home as an investment property, you might suggest they talk to a lawyer about setting up a limited liability corporation or other legal entity before they buy. That way, if they’...